Family: Lamiaceae
Mongolian name: unknown
English name:
Collection Number: 1 (duplicated in collection 10, 34)
Thymus gobicus is a subshrub occurring in south-western Siberia and Mongolia. It belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Other Thymus species in Inner Mongolia, Thymus quinquecostatus var. asiaticus or Thymus serpyllum var. mongolicus, five-ribbed thyme and wild thyme respectively, are used for seasoning, particularly the aerial parts of the plant. The recorded Mongolian names of these other Thymus species are huajiao, huaju ebesu or huj ebes; heerin huajiao.
Citations
Sachula, Geilebagan, Yan-ying Zhang, Hui Zhao, and Khasbagan. 2020. Wild Edible Plants Collected and Consumed by the Locals in Daqinggou, Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16(1):60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-020-00411-2.
Soyolt, Galsannorbu, Yongping, Wunenbayar, Guohou Liu, and Khasbagan. 2013. Wild Plant Folk Nomenclature of the Mongol Herdsmen in the Arhorchin National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia, PR China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9(1):30. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-9-30.
“Thymus gobicus.” 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed July 24. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461197-1
“Thymus gobicus Czern.”. 2024. GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed 2024. https://www.gbif.org/species/7949863
“Thymus gobicus Tscherneva.” 2024. The World Flora Online. Accessed 2024. https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000324074.
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